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regarded as the best
cloak for those
people who want to
hide on the internet.
Edward Snowden,
who came into light
after he acted as the
whistleblower and
exposed NSAs
unethical
surveillance
activities, used TOR
browser in order to
do so. He was also
inculpated by the
federal agencies
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hide you from all
those stalkers and
malevolent minds,
who follow you on
the internet. Even if
you want to be
another Edward
Snowden, you can
very well do so, by
using TOR browser.
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turn a blind eye on
the fact, little of
your mistake will
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keep in mind and it
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anonymous online.
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verificatio
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Most websites
provide a 2-Step
verification using a
mobile number in
which an OTP (One
Time Password) is
sent to your mobile
number to safely
login to your
account. You need
to be careful with it
when you are using
TOR browser for
accessing your
account.
If you provide your


mobile number to a to your inbox.
website, it will only
hamper your
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operator can easily
track you down as
they also keep your
devices IMEI
number in their
database and can be
used to track you.
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operate
user
accounts
outside
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location, your IP
address, and other
details. Using your
account in the open
internet even once
will be enough to
get your IP address
logged and
eventually reveal
your identity.
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personal
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assume yourself as a
disparate person
while you use TOR.
The new person
should have
dissimilar likes and
hatreds, food
choices, fantasies,
etc.
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An anonymous
connection is the
one in which the
server which is
being requested a
connection has no
idea about your real
IP address/location
and your identity.
A pseudonymous
connection is the
one in which the
server which is
being requested has
no idea about your
real IP
address/location,
but does have an
identity it can

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definitely came
across the fact that
TOR encrypts your
connection not your
data and TORs exit
nodes are
vulnerable. So, it is
highly advisable not
send unencrypted
data over the TOR
network, as
someone might
access your
information while
the data is on the
last node.
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vulnerabilities that
exist on the
operating system
and may reveal your
identity even if you
are using the TOR to
access the internet.
Linux systems will

serve you well for
this purpose. Linux
distributions like
Tails and Whonix are
pre-configured with
TOR or you can
configure it
manually on any
distribution you may
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HTTP
website on
TOR
You very well know
that TOR can be
exploited using the
vulnerabilities that
exist at its
end-nodes, so if you
access HTTP
websites using it,
there are chances
someone might
access your
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dont access the
same server from
outside the TOR
network
(non-anonymously)
as it may lead to a
revelation of your
actual identity. This
is because in case
your internet is
down, both your
connections will
terminate at the
same moment and it
will not be much
difficult for
someone spying on
you to relate the
pieces and complete
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your real IP address.
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Words
For the purpose of
being anonymous
on the internet TOR
is a great option, no
matter the federal
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for acting as a shed
for unlawful
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internet. TOR is
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only have to learn
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